awards or quality work

They come a round every year , we see them in the papers and on line there not hard to miss  telling you to vote for your best builder or restaurant along with a hole list of other category's.

Then that is followed buy businesses  advertising for your vote or phone calls from people you know wanting you to vote for them .

What does it all really mean  while some businesses do deserve the award ,is it really well deserved    

or just that you have more friends that you had vote for you than others .

Than there are those that do nothing to solicited your vote  what about them are they bag company not worth dealing with because they have no award.

does getting the award make you better than others , I think not I know of one business that spends more time every year getting your vote that they do running their business , to them getting the award is more important than just supplying a prefect product to their clients .

I am sure that there are more company out there like them as well .

Don't get me wrong I think if your work deserves an award than why not, but look over the winners every year they are the same time and time again and in most cases its who you are and who you know not how well you run you business.

I have run my company for over 37 years I spend all my energy on providing my customer with the best product and service they deserve.

In all that time I have never tried to or won an award .

I have been lucky enough to have had one of my project placed on the front cover of a home plan magazine as well as a few write ups in publication .

As for the awards they are what they are and while one should not discount  getting one it is more how you got the award and what is more important the award or providing a service that warrant  getting the award.

  

Cottage and Home Maintenance

Cottage and Home Maintenance

With the long drive up from the city dealing with stop and go traffic after a long week of work the last thing you would want to do is yard work , lets face it ,you went through all this so you could just relax and enjoy you weekend .

More and more people are contracting out to have their cottages and its property looked after so that when they arrive at the cottage its just unpack and rest.

Some owner just have their yard work done while others go for the hole package from yard work to repairs and home cleaning as well as regular inspection during the off season for insurance .

while there are many company in muskoka offering these services one should take there time and do their home work when hiring ,check reference and make sure you spell out what you expect and the cost .

Custom1contracting looks after all your repairs and renovations as well as deck and dock construction .

when it comes to the company that I would recommend for all your winter and summer maintenance it is

"Total Cottage Coverage"

Wayne Barlow is committed to providing you with professional service so you can just rest and enjoy.  http://www.totalcottagecoverage.com/

finished coffee table

 

Trestle Tables

over the past few weeks I have redone and built a few tables and have decided too make a few more The first one was for a client that wanted a 4x9 foot pine table , it turned out so well that now I have some orders for more tables .

 It was quite the learning curve to make the first one ,I had to find a way to clamp the hole table together as well as sanding them down .

lucky for me I have a floor sanded and I used it to sand the table top smooth then hand sanded with the grain till I was able to take out all marks.

All of our tables are stained and sealed with 4 coats of varathane  and we use 100 year old hand made nails 

we have started to make tables with unique  item for legs that we salvage from places we pick from

as well as using stumps and old doors to make one of a kind tables .

come check us out at 7 bay st Baysville   we will be having a open house on july 27 during the baysville walk-about between 11 & 2 so stop by and see our tables and our home for sale